// Station · 41m ago
ETHF
Fritzlar Army Airfield
CAT —
WIND 030° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 28°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 565 FT
51.1146°N / 9.2860°E
LOCATION · Fritzlar, DE
WIND
030°7 kt
ETHF · 565 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/7
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 8
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR ETHF 111420Z AUTO 03007KT 9999 // ////// 28/08 Q1020 ///
ETHF · day 11 at 14:20 UTC · wind from 030° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
030°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
11★
HDG 110°
H1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,413'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
29
HDG 290°
T1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,565 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +14°C
2,000FT
+1,435 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV565 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT364 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EDGS
(Siegerland Airport, Burbach, elev 1,966 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)
03:21ZSUNRISE
11:29ZSOLAR NOON
19:37ZSUNSET
20:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 35m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:22Z (5h 20m)
DAY LENGTH16h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:47Z
MOONSET17:02Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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